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Mexico: U.S. citizen reported to be missing along with two others in Ojinanga

ODESSA- The U.S. State Department has issued a new travel warning to anyone going to Mexico. It became public just three days before three men went missing in Ojinaga, MX. One of those three men is a U.S. citizen from Odessa.For the family of the missing men, every minute they’re gone feels like an eternity.
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Mexico: 22 carnival cruise line passengers robbed of their valuables and passports at Port Vallarta excursion

(CNN) — Twenty-two Carnival Cruise Lines passengers were robbed of valuables and their passports during a shore excursion in the Mexico seaside resort of Puerto Vallarta, cruise officials said late Saturday. The passengers were robbed Thursday during a guided trail excursion, according to a statement released by the cruise line. Read article

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Mexico’s tourism chief heads off warning to travelers during vacations due to robbery last week in Puerto Vallarta

SAN ANTONIO – Mexico’s tourism chief has met with Texas officials to head off a potential warning against visiting Mexico during the lucrative Spring Break and summer vacation seasons. The meeting on Monday followed a robbery last week of a tourist bus in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta. Read article

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Mexico: Mexican Tourism Officials reported 22.7 million foreigners visited in 2011

Despite recent preoccupations regarding drug violence and the safety of travel to the county, Mexican tourism officials report that a record number of foreign visitors came to the country in 2011. In total, 22.7 million individuals arrived in Mexico by air last year, the highest number since Mexico began keeping track of the number of […]

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Arizona: State Department issued travel for US Tourist about Mexico affecting Tuscon Business

TUCSON – The state department issued a travel warning for people headed to Mexico this week. It cautions United States Citizens about travel to Nogales, Sonora and Rocky Point or Puerto Penasco, blaming Mexico’s continuing drug violence. Read article

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State Department warns visitor to Nogales, Rocky Point Mexico

The state department issued a travel warning for people headed to Mexico this week. It cautions United States Citizens about travel to Nogales, Sonora and Rocky Point or Puerto Penasco, blaming Mexico’s continuing drug violence. Read Article

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Drug Violence, Kidnappings, and Carjackings led State Department to warn US Tourists against traveling Northern Mexico

Spreading drug violence, kidnappings and carjackings in Mexico have led the State Department to increase the number of places it says Americans should avoid for safety reasons for the second time in less than a year. A travel advisory issued this week urged U.S. citizens to avoid all but essential travel to 14 states in […]

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Man confessed to beating a Canadian women in Mazaltan Mexico

A 28-year-old Mexican man confessed to brutally beating a Canadian tourist in the resort city of Mazatlan last week but said he did not intend to harm the woman. Police arrested José Ramón Acosta Quintero, who is expected to appear before a judge within the next two days to face charges of attempted murder. Read […]

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Woman from Calgary found badly beaten in Mazatlan Mexico hotel

A woman who was badly beaten at a resort in Mexico has been identified as a Calgary resident who was on vacation with her husband. Sheila Nabb, 37, was found beaten and lying in a pool of blood in a hotel elevator on Saturday. She was on vacation in the popular Mazatlan tourist area with […]

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Travel Warning, possible inspections for illegal drugs of tourist vehicles going into Mexico

The following article indcates that there has been an uptick in illegal drug trafficking from the U.S. to Mexico. Traffickers are using individuals and vehicles that have the appearance of being tourists. Mexican authorities are inspecting suspect vehicles entering Mexico therfore, there could be delays entering the country or at checkpoints. Drug traffickers in Mexico […]

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